Nadia and Sarah flew for hours. They were far from Dain, just like their mother wanted. Sarah kept seeing her mother's face as she closed the hatch. Her brown eyes were full of sadness. Sarah cried again. It seemed like she would never stop. Icefire groaned, worried about her rider. Sarah wiped away her tears and gave her Night Fury a reassuring pat on the head.
"I'm alright, Icefire."
Icefire didn't really believe Sarah, but shook her head and went with it. If you say so, Sarah. Icefire looked down, searching for an island since it was starting to get dark. We've been flying all day. We gotta find a place to land. Sarah and Nadia need some rest. Icefire searched and then roared with delight. Far ahead, in the distance, she could see an island. Perfect! Sarah was confused. She looked ahead, but didn't see anything. Her vision wasn't as good as her dragons. However, after a bit, she saw what Icefire saw.
"Nadia! Look up ahead. There's an island! We can land there for a while."
Nadia looked ahead and saw the island. She smiled for the first time since she left Dain. Her Monstrous Nightmare, Torch, was glad to see her rider happy. She hated it when Nadia was upset.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!"
With a light touch, Torch surged forward, eager to get to the island. Icefire surged after her. It took a bit, but the group made it to the island. They hovered for a bit as they looked for a place to land. Nadia pointed out a space in the middle of the woods.
"That looks good. I think I see some water. The dragons could really use a drink after all the flying they did."
Sarah nodded in agreement. "Yeah. That looks great."
Sarah followed her sister as she flew down towards the opening. Icefire was glad that they had found a spot to rest. Her wings were getting tired. She followed Torch and could just see the clearing below when all of a sudden, she ran into something. She roared in surprise and then cried out in pain as she felt fire hit her tail. With her tail damaged, Icefire started to fall. Sarah lost her grip on the saddle and fell off Icefire. She was completely terrified.
"NADIA!"
Nadia quickly shot a blast at the dragon that crashed into Icefire and then aimed Torch towards her falling sister. Sarah screamed and prayed that her sister would catch her. Icefire watched in terror as she saw her rider falling. She looked at Torch and cried out.
"CATCH SARAH!"
Torch dove after Sarah. She wasn't going to let her fall to her death. Talons out, Torch readied herself and then, caught Sarah. She leveled off and then looked down to see where Icefire was. The white Night Fury had already hit the trees and continued on to the clearing. A loud crash erupted from the clearing. Sarah looked down and felt a tear prick her eye.
"ICEFIRE!"
Nadia flew down and landed in the clearing. Once Torch let go of Sarah, the young viking ran towards her dragon, who laid motionless on the other side of the clearing. Torch looked over at the figure lying in the water. Icefire...please be ok. Bluesky, Sarah's blue Nadder, landed next to Icefire and nudged her gently. Berrypatch landed next to Bluesky and called out.
"Icefire? Please get up."
Nothing happened and everyone thought they had lost their friend, but Icefire groaned and opened her eyes. Sarah was glad her dragon was alright and hugged her. The other dragons roared in delight. Sarah kissed the tip of Icefire's snout.
"You had me worried, girl. I'm glad you're alright."
Icefire nudged Sarah and licked her face. Sarah laughed, but was a little disgusted. Dragon saliva was hard to wash out of clothes. Sarah stood up and attempted to wipe off some saliva, flicking some onto Icefire. The Night Fury groaned in complaint and then washed her face. Nadia watched in amusement as she started getting things ready for the night.
"Hey, Nadia. I'm gonna take Berrypatch and go for a fly. We'll be back in a bit."
"Alright. Have fun."
Nadia waved from her spot next to Torch. Sarah wave back and got on Berrypatch. The purple Nadder was more than excited to take her rider flying. She screeched and bobbed her head with excitement. Sarah laughed as she settled herself in the saddle and then gave the Nadder the ok to go. Berrypatch immediately took off, eager to fly through the clouds. Sarah smiled at her dragons excitement, but there was another reason Sarah wanted to go flying. For the past few days, her side had been hurting. When Sarah looked, she saw that the arrow that flew through her house hit her skin along with her sweater. The wound was deep and still bled. Sarah wrapped the wound with some bandages she grabbed and kept it hidden from Nadia. She didn't want her sister to worry.
"Ok, BP. Let's try those moves we used to practice."
Sarah adjusted her grip on the saddle before BP started to dive towards the ocean. She dove fast and right when it seemed like they were going to hit the ocean, she pulled up and headed back up. She spun on the way. Sarah let out a whoop of delight. Berry roared along with her. Sarah laughed, but then started to feel dizzy. She looked at her wound and saw that the red spot had gotten bigger. Sarah leaned forward, afraid that she would fall off any second.
"B-BP. Go back. I-I don't feel so well."
Berry heard how bad Sarah felt in her voice. Something's wrong with Sarah. She turned around and flew back to the clearing. Once she landed, Sarah tried to get off, but ended up falling off instead. Because of the amount of blood she lost, Sarah just laid on the ground. Nadia came out from the little shelter she had made and saw Sarah lying on the ground.
"Sarah? Sarah!"
Nadia ran over and turned her sister over. She immediately spotted the blood and panicked. When she lifted the sweater and saw the size of the wound, she panicked more.
"Why didn't you tell me you were hurt!?"
Sarah looked at Nadia with sad, pained eyes. "I d-didn't want you to worry."
"Sarah, it's my job to make sure you're safe and you thought you could keep this a secret?"
Tears pricked Sarah's eyes and then her eyes closed. She had passed out from lack of blood. Nadia shook her sister, but worried when she didn't move. Nadia thought of what to do. She then remembered her training from Dain. She had been the apprentice of the medicine woman and had been taught how to make remedies and pastes to use on wounds. Nadia quickly ran to the shelter and grabbed her bag. There was a little island to the north that she saw on the way into the clearing. The kind of plants I need should grow over there. Nadia took her place on Torch and lightly kicked her neck.
"Come on, Torch. Sarah needs help."
Torch could sense the urgency and took off. Berry watched as the rider and dragon took off before turning her attention to Sarah. The girl looked paler than normal and some blood seemed to seep through the sweater onto the ground. Berry moaned and that brought Icefire over. Icefire nudged Sarah a little before grabbing her hood and pulling her towards the shelter. A roar erupted, making Icefire let go of Sarah and then something dark barreled into her.
HICCUP P.O.V
Toothless and I were going to check out the clearing where we had first met. Astrid and Stormfly were with us. A few days before, a villager said they saw something white fall from the sky and later heard a dragon roar. If it was a dragon, I wanted to give it a few days before going to look.
"Hiccup? Are you sure we should go look? If it is a dragon, what if it's aggressive?"
"Astrid. I'm the dragon master. I'm sure I can handle a dragon. I've handled others. This one won't be any different."
"I just don't want you to get hurt."
That surprised me a little. Astrid and I broke up a few months ago because she thought we were better off friends. I was a little upset, but agreed to stay friends. It felt nice to know she still cared about me. We got to the clearing and peered through some bushes. The first thing I saw were two Deadly Nadders. One was like Stormfly, but a lighter blue. The other was purple with red. The two Nadders were different than normal Nadders. Their wings were solid colors that blended into darker shades. Their feet were the same, but it didn't seem weird. Some dragons had different patterns than other of the same kind. The second thing I saw was a dragon I didn't see before, but recognized from the Book of Dragons. A Hobblegrunt laid on the ground and was swaying its tail back and forth. An orange Terrible Terror was chasing it. The last thing I saw surprised me. A white dragon. There weren't any on Berk, but I would recognize the dragon kind anywhere.
"Astrid, that is a Night Fury. We finally found another one!"
Astrid looked at the Night Fury and gasped. Even she couldn't believe it. "There really is another Night Fury. But what's it doing here?"
"I don't know, but it looks like it won't be leaving anytime soon. Look at it's tail. It's like Toothless."
The Night Fury had half its tail gone. It was the opposite of Toothless, but nonetheless, the dragon couldn't fly with half its tail gone. I was trying to think of a way to get the Night Fury out when Astrid gasped.
"Hiccup! Look!"
I looked and saw that the Night Fury was dragging a girl. The girl was unconscious and seemed to be injured. I saw that the Night Fury had a saddle on and assumed that the girl was its rider. I turned to talk to Astrid about a plan when I heard a roar and saw Toothless barrel into the other Night Fury. Toothless must have thought the white Night Fury was going to hurt the girl. Toothless and the white Night Fury started to fight. When that happened the other four dragons went over and surrounded the girl. They all were in defensive stances.
"They're protecting her. We have to get down there and stop the fighting."
Astrid nodded and we started moving down to the dragons. Toothless and the white Night Fury were still fighting, but the white Night Fury seemed like it was getting tired. I went over, but made sure I stayed out of the way.
"Toothless. Stop this right now. It's another Night Fury, bud. This is what we've been looking for."
Toothless and the white Night Fury broke apart and backed away from each other. Both were breathing heavily. I stepped in front of Toothless, facing the white Night Fury. It growled at me and showed its teeth. I held a hand out and stepped closer.
"It's alright. I'm not gonna hurt you. Easy."
The Night Fury growled more, but I could see that it seemed to calm down a bit. It kept looking from me to the girl on the ground. Blood started to form a small puddle beside her. The Night Fury seemed worried and looked at me. It groaned and then went over to the girl. It curled around her and nudged her a bit. It made these sad worried noises. The other dragons calmed down a little and looked at the girl. She must have a strong bond with all of them. I carefully made my way over. The Nadders saw me and started to get defensive again. I put my hands up to show that I wasn't a threat. I went up to the blue Nadder and held one hand out. It sniffed my hand and then slowly, pressed its nose into my palm. When the other dragons saw the Nadder accept me, the calm down fully and stepped aside. The white Night Fury was hesitant to let me near the girl, but I think it knew I wanted to help.
"It's going to be ok. I'm here to help her."
The Night Fury looked at me with its blue eyes and moaned. It thrust its head into my chest and started to make worried purring sounds. It was scared. I smiled softly at it and then inspected the girl's injuries. The wound was big and I knew it had to be treated or else the girl was going to die. Picking her up bridal style, I went over to Toothless. He watched as I got on, making sure to position the girl so she wouldn't fall off during the flight to the village.
"Alright, bud. Let's get this girl to the village. She needs help. Astrid, figure out a way to get that Night Fury to the village."
"On it, Hiccup."
"Let's go, Toothless."
Toothless took off fast. He knew how urgent it was to get the girl to the village. I just hope it's not too late.
